So I put the question to uber hockey analyst, the one and only Pierre McGuire today: Assuming Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is off the board when the Avalanche steps to the podium to announce “The Colorado Avalanche is proud to select….” with its No. 2 selection Friday night in St. Paul, who would he pick if he were GM of the Avs?

“Larsson or Landeskog,” McGuire said.

OK, I said, now if you HAD to take one of those two, who would it be?

“Take Larsson,” McGuire said.

So there you have it. McGuire just feels Larsson has all the tools for a blue-liner, and the fact he’s played against men, against pro men, the last two years in the Swedish Elite League is a big bonus too.

So the debate continues. Larsson, Landeskog or Huberdeau? Each player has their own little camp of supporters. The wait to Friday continues.